EV journalist and law student Max Patten speaks to experts in government and the auto business to disentangle electric cars away from misleading partisan talkin...
16: EV Charging's Rapid Improvement with Tom Moloughney (State of Charge)
Tom Moloughney—who hosts State of Charge on YouTube, maintains an EV charging news site, and cohosts the Batteries Included Podcast—is the go-to guru for EV charging. He's covered EVs since the BMW Mini E program in the late 2000s. Max speaks with him on developments in DC fast charging as well as how normal people can know how to pick a good "Level 2" charger for their home.
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15: Rep. Ro Khanna on American Industry, EVs Under Trump
Ro Khanna is the Democratic House representative of CA-17, better known as Silicon Valley. He's a popular progressive candidate, serving his fourth term, but he's also moderate and pro-business. He wrote a book on American entrepreneurship and manufacturing, has taught at Stanford, and been close with tech leaders like Elon Musk. Max speaks with the vocal and talented Congressman to get an idea of how Democrats can seize the moment, and message the future to weary Americans in the wake of Trump's comeback and regressive chants like "Drill, Baby Drill!".
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14: Gasoline Superusers and State Environmental Policy with Matthew Metz
EVs may be on a mission to save the planet, but they could also save some of our country’s most frequent drivers by being much cheaper to run. Matthew Metz, founder of data and policy firm Coltura, joins the show to talk how gasoline superusers can save on EVs and give Max some legislative and political insights into how battles over electric car policy at the state level might play out.
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13: Your EV Holiday Shopping Guide Before The Tax Credit May Be Axed
Max goes over how to bargain hunt for a new, or used, or even leased EV with the looming death of the Inflation Reduction Act's clean vehicle tax credit.
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12: Batteries, America, and Asian Dominance with Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO
Happy post-Thanksgiving season! Max sits down with Doron Myersdorf, CEO of Israeli battery startup StoreDot, to talk battery technology and what the US can learn from the rest of the world when it comes to industrial policy.
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EV journalist and law student Max Patten speaks to experts in government and the auto business to disentangle electric cars away from misleading partisan talking points. These vehicles are going to mean a great deal to American jobs and industry at large—let's get to know them better!
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